In light of the current health crisis, teaching and learning at Dartmouth will be done remotely this spring term. DCAL and the Learning Design and Technology team have created a toolkit to help faculty get started, find resources, and learn best practices for remote instruction.
Two resources written and published by Dartmouth students provide helpful guidance on improving academic engagement and advocating for students' wellbeing.
DCAL was pleased to welcome special guest Flower Darby, educator and author, recently for a discussion on the strategies that work to engage students in the remote learning environment. View the recording here.
When COVID-19 moved teaching and learning online last spring, Dartmouth's two-term Senior Design Challenge course was interrupted mid-stream. In a recent DCAL session, instructor Eugene Korsunskiy talks about the creative pivot that kept things rolling.
In this "Student Perspectives" blog post, Naomi Agnew '20 reflects on a supportive learning experience she had in a summer theater course and offers tips on how instructors can incorproate these methods into their classes.
In this "Student Perspectives" blog post, Sophie Whittemore '20 shares tips on how and why instructors can make Zoom classrooms more comfortable for all students; particularly those with social anxiety, body dysmorphia/dysphoria, and/or trauma.
"In the age of online everything, Lecturer Deborah Forger used snail mail to transport her class back in time—way back, to when the ability to write was uncommon."
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DCAL provides support and resources to faculty who are new to teaching at Dartmouth. The Course Design Institute, New Faculty Orientation, and Inclusive Pathways for Advancement in the Academy are designed to support participants' development as scholar-teachers in a Dartmouth setting. Learn more!